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Portsmouth Mar 1830

...above low water having rose considerably since the late rains.
21 Sunday
Felt a little unwell, took some pills - Wrote a letter to Darius. Read in Thomas' Travels.
22d
In the forenoon much rain - afternoon high winds - Spent my time in the office drawing a plan of a lock
23d
Went over the river with the party to lay lock foundation but fond that the pit was dug 3 inches too low - Went back to Portsmouth to ascertain whether Mr. Cleveland would allow the foundation too low, or whether he would order it filled with gravel. He ordered the latter & I went over again.
24th
Set pegs in the lock pit then went up the canal to Brush Creek- set stakes on sec 243.
25
A rainy day stayed in the house all day
26
Went up to Dr. Forker's job and then came down to below Pond Creek - River & Creeks rising - fell 2 times over Pond Creek before we were able to cross.

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Portsmouth March 1830

27th
Came down the canal & went over the river in an old skiff heavily loaded - Found Mr. Chapman, who says that the contractors are not willing to abide by the decision of the late arbitration & that they have sued the company - He is going up to Circleville to propose for the bluffs from sections of canal near that place.
28th Sunday
Saw Mr. Williams the canal commissioner who says that I may be required to go with Mr. Farron on the survey of the Miami Canal - Wrote a note to Mr. Farron stating that if his party is not yet made up, I should like very much to have a place in it. Saw a man.
Baptized - went to meeting in the moring & [illegible], but in the afternoon I took a walk to see the ancient works - but did not find the more interesting part of them.